Cenotaph for the A-Bomb Victims
Nakajimachō, Japan
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Completed in 1952 in Nakajimachō, Hiroshima, this cenotaph commemorates victims of the atomic bombing through a design by renowned Japanese architect Kenzō Tange. Constructed in granite, the monument's austere form reflects the gravity of its purpose while establishing itself as a landmark of postwar memorial architecture in Japan.
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- Built
- Type
- cenotaph
- Materials
- granite
- Place
- Nakajimachō, Japan
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